(SPOILERS) Is it just me, or have they messed up the pacing all over the place?
Why the hell is Arya still with the Hound? I know that Hound has become some what of a crowd favorite, but that sh*t could have been settled episodes. Hell, why not kill the Hound at the Inn, no reason not to.

Your post about ''misogynistic asshats'' is all the proof needed that sexism still exists.

If Sam doesn't get a facefull of milk, like in the books, I'm done with the show! :-)

Why? Depriving someone of sex for even 10 months, let alone 10 years, unless there is some medical issue at hand, is a clear sign you don't give two sh*ts about that person.

I think I am one of the few people who found the show Shae far less sympathetic than the book Shae. Book Shae is a ditz, show Shae is a schrewd maliciously manipulating harpy.

Yes, and the comments section where one can comment freely. I believe this to be an adequate compromise.

Or… it could all be an act. Pretending for the entire court to be a poor, innocent victim, pretending to be afraid of Tyrion. I think even her meek and modest dress, in sharp contrast to her usual style of clothing, is a signifier that she is playing a role here.

I am confident in the directors. This is my bet: Shae will try to play the ''I'm innocent, I was forced to'' act and for a second Tyrion will believe her and then just for a second she'll slip up somehow and Tyrion will realize it was ALL an act (from the moment he met her) and will lunge at her… and we all know the…

He does have a memorable ''reappearance'' in Book 4, albeit not a direct one.

Stockholm syndrome is when a hostage enthusiastically accepts a cause without any significant mistreatment, not when someone is broken down by torture. Theon is more Room 101 syndrome.

1) Baelor (S1E9)
2) The Rains of Castamere (S3E9)
3) And Now His Watch Has Ended (S3E4)
4) Second Sons (S3E8)
5) The Lion and The Rose (S4E2) (just barely edging out The Laws of Gods and Men)

I'm assuming the denunciation was also meant to be a jape.

Actually, I kind of like it. A good representation of the Ironborn. The Ironborn are like those dogs that bark but have no bite. They talk of courage all the time, but almost never do they go against a foe even close to equal. All their talk of the ''iron price'' usually amounts to harrasing some poor and defenseless…

There isn't much mention of Tysha because Tyrion has long since given up on her, of course.

At the end of Book 5 winter has finally arrives. There is snow in the Riverlands and even KL no longer has the sunny Mediterranean weather (I wonder they'll switch locations or just try to shoot in Dubrovnik at winter). I am expecting things will start picking up noticeably in Book 6. With Jon dead, it's obvious the…

Don't diss Iwan Rheon, he's awesome… team Ramsay all the way!

That's modern day logic. In medieval times the more pitiful and pathetic you were, especially if you were a social outcast for some reason, like say being a dwarf, the more deserving of hate, scorn and even death you were. Shae drove away the last vestiges of empathy and more importantly respect anyone in the audience…

Dude, even if we put aside how misguided your idealism and your views on human sexual attraction are, does Shae REALLY strike you as the lovey-dovey type that would give even the slightest bit of a damn about anyone's kindness?

Your ''exhibit A'' comment was a prime example of insufferable douchebaggery, trying to put someone on a stand as a misogynist for daring to cogently criticise accusations of misogyny for anyone who doesn't like Shae. A simple ''I disagree and here's why…'' would have sufficed.

Does Shae look like the type of person that would give two hoots about these things? Or about emotional lovey dovey stuff? Or does she strike you as the kind of person that would look past appearances? Literally everything about her gives off a cold and calculating vibe, even as she was professing her love to Tyrion.…